How better data collection drove increased reimbursement for Dallas Fire.
How better data collection drove increased reimbursement for Dallas Fire.
4 PagesHow better data collection drove increased reimbursement for Dallas Fire. When the Dallas Fire Department faced new Medicare requirements, they realized they needed a better solution for viewing and analyzing compliance data. Digitech’s PCR Lens TM was the answer. Background The 2,000 full-time employees of the Dallas, Tex- as Fire Department share a 40-year history of a fire-based system to a population of 1.23 million people over a coverage area of 385 square miles. Their Rescue unit consists of 32 frontline “Res- cues” (ambulances), nine peak-demand Res- cues operating between the hours of noon and 10 p.m. on weekdays, and noon and 3 a.m. on weekends, and four paramedic-staffed engines located in outlying areas of the city. Staffing for all Rescue units is two firefighter/para
